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[glatt]

Originally Posted by squirell nutkin

When I was in school I turned a bunch of Lignum Vitae on the lathe (that's where guaifenesin comes from - Lignum Vitae, not lathes) and after breathing in a few lungfulls of that dust I can say it works quite well as an inhalant.

I never knew that. So what were you making on the lathe? I've only heard of that wood when wood plane bodies are discussed.

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by glatt

I never knew that. So what were you making on the lathe? I've only heard of that wood when wood plane bodies are discussed.

A friend and I were building a Cape Cod Catboat and I was making a caulking mallet. LV is used for a lot of things, it is a very greasy wood and is used for bearings for propeller shafts in boats, it is also used for, well read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae

I made two mallets and a number of other "treen" type stuff. I'll poke around and see if I can find the mallets.